Actually, I've been playing the White album at work the last 2 nights. I like it . Too long? Some songs on 2nd are kinda  

Quoted from Kevin

For me, if there is a song out of place its WI64. I think WYWY is a great opener for side 2 and fits the album nicely. My appreciation of it grows daily. I don't think Pepper would be any worse off if WI64 wasn't there, but it would if it lost WYWY. Never really like OANS. Nor Blue Jay Way. A bit of a lean time for George IMO

When I'm 64 fits it fine to me. I couldn't imagine WYWY fitting in on any album. I don't care about the meaning behind the words and all that crap....I just can't listen to it. Will it ever end? Blue Jay Way is not much better.

Quoted from harihead

I agree with many of your selections, but happen to really like "Long Long Long"

I think The End has asked this somewhere before, but I think no one knew the answer: why is it so soft? I can hardly hear it, especially in the beginning.

I've never heard Long Long Long on it's own - it's always there after Helter Skelter and is to me the perfect contrast for it. It's like a nice calming puff after some particularly raucous speed. Inseperable imo. Maybe on cd it gets buried and becomes just another song - but it's an excellent closer to side 3 of the album - and I'm sure it was intended that way.

I do have trouble with double albums as they are VERY VERY LONG!
I think the white album would have been better as a single album because i tend to think
that a lot of the songs are throwaways and dittys (wild honey pie, why don't we do it in the road).
the best tracks i find are the acousic ones on here, (blackbird, julia) GENIUS!!
Obviousley one of George's greatest songs, while my guitar gently weeps, is on here!

Quoted from Andy Smith

I do have trouble with double albums as they are VERY VERY LONG!
I think the white album would have been better as a single album because i tend to think
that a lot of the songs are throwaways and dittys (wild honey pie, why don't we do it in the road).
the best tracks i find are the acousic ones on here, (blackbird, julia) GENIUS!!
Obviousley one of George's greatest songs, while my guitar gently weeps, is on here!

Agree: this double album contains some of the worst songs they ever recorded and some of the best ones too ... it's because of that that I think that any song could have fitted on it ... and obviously While My Guitar gently Weeps is one of the best ones! ... so you can shout it loud now, Andy Smith!!!

Quoted from harihead

but happen to really like "Long Long Long" and "Cry Baby Cry"--

Me too. I have an idea of what I would have liked as a single album, and both of those are on it.

Quoted from BlueMeanie

Me too. I have an idea of what I would have liked as a single album, and both of those are on it.

Both have great middle eights!

Well I'm amazed that nobody has yet (just for the fun of it) suggested what a single album may have consisted of. So at great risk to my (admittedly dwindling) reputation, here goes.


Side A

Back In The USSR
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Sexie Sadie
I Will
I'm So Tired
Helter Skelter
Blackbird
Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey


Side B

Birthday
Dear Prudence
Yer Blues
Revolution 1
Long Long Long
Julia
Cry Baby Cry
Happiness Is  A Warm Gun


Singles

A. Back In The USSR
B. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill

A. Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da
B. Don't Pass Me By


Double EP

A. Glass Onion
    Julia
    Rocky Racoon

B. Honey Pie
    Piggies
    Mother Natures Son


Stands back and takes cover!!!

Quoted from BlueMeanie

Well I'm amazed that nobody has yet (just for the fun of it) suggested what a single album may have consisted of. So at great risk to my (admittedly dwindling) reputation, here goes.

Ahem: http://dmbeatles.com/forums/b-albums/m-1094590362/

And a bump for this: http://dmbeatles.com/forums/b-albums/m-1137012282/

Quoted from Bobber

Ahem: http://dmbeatles.com/forums/b-albums/m-1094590362/

And a bump for this: http://dmbeatles.com/forums/b-albums/m-1137012282/

Way before my time my friend. I haven't got the energy to look back that far!

Quoted from BlueMeanie

Stands back and takes cover!!!

Good call but one glaring error - no Ringo song! (every Beatle albums gotta have a Ringo song - and AHDN don't count.)
And I think Helter Skelter's blister scream would make a better closer than the "still brilliant but limp by comparison" Happiness...
8/10.

My own humble and hurried effort. A bit more country than yours methinks.

Side A

Back In The USSR
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Sexie Sadie
Rocky Racoon
Happiness is a warm gun
I'm So Tired
Blackbird
Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey


Side B

Don't Pass Me by
Dear Prudence
Revolution 1
Birthday
Julia
Martha
Long Long Long
Helter Skelter


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The White album was too short.

Quoted from Kevin

Good call but one glaring error - no Ringo song! (every Beatle albums gotta have a Ringo song - and AHDN don't count.)
And I think Helter Skelter's blister scream would make a better closer than the "still brilliant but limp by comparison" Happiness...
8/10.

I thought about Ringo, but in the end I went for the songs that I thought made a. the best mix, and b. were my favourites. Ringo just missed out. But he does get his song on the b-side of a single. And just imagine that lovely gatefold e.p.